All Chapters of BOUND TO THE FORBIDDEN ALPHA PRINCE • BOOK II: Chapter 111 - Chapter 119

💫RAYNE 💫 I slept in the temple last night. Not because I was avoiding Warren. No, absolutely not. I stayed because Ronan was sick, and someone needed to be here with him. The priest couldn’t watch over him every second, and I couldn’t bring myself to leave him alone when he was lying unconscious on the altar, his chest wrapped in bandages because he had taken a blow meant for someone else. That was why I stayed. It had nothing to do with the Queen’s words. Nothing at all. I shifted on the wooden bench beside the altar and looked at Ronan again. He hadn’t moved since the last time I checked on him, and the sight of his still body made my stomach tighten. His face had lost some of its colour, and his lips were slightly parted as he breathed. The priest had assured me that he was stable, but stable didn’t mean awake, and every time I looked at him, I found myself wishing he would open his eyes and complain about something. Anything. Even one of his irritating jokes would have

🩸 WARREN 🩸Rayne did not sleep in my chambers last night, and it took every ounce of control I possessed not to storm into that temple and drag her back myself.I had spent the entire night dreaming the same dreams again. Every time I closed my eyes, they returned, leaving me opening my eyes with my jaw clenched and my hands curled into fists. I had never needed anyone beside me to sleep, yet the absence of one little slave had made my night unbearable again.I was beginning to suspect that Rayne's presence had something to do with the dreams not coming when she sleeps in my chambers.The thought irritated me enough to make me want to put my fist through the nearest wall.I had considered visiting Ronan, but I had dismissed the idea before I could even leave my chambers. Since when did I go checking on guards? Ronan was unconscious, not dead, and the priest was perfectly capable of keeping him alive until he woke up.Besides, I had more important things to deal with than a stubborn

💫 RAYNE 💫Warren stared at me as though he had seen something he had never expected to see in his life.I stood frozen beside the shower, clutching the towel I had just reached for, unable to understand why he was standing there looking at me when he knew I was bathing inside.His crimson eyes moved over my face, and for a moment, neither of us said anything.My heart pounded so hard that I could hear it in my ears. I wanted to cover myself, but I was too startled to move. I could only stare back at him, wondering what he was thinking and why he had suddenly gone so quiet.Then his expression changed.He slammed the bathroom door shut and left.I flinched at the sound.It took me several seconds to realize that he was gone before I finally grabbed the towel and wrapped it tightly around my body. My hands were shaking, and my cheeks burned as the realization settled in.He had seen all of me.In broad daylight.I pressed the towel against my chest and squeezed my eyes shut, wishing I

🩸 WARREN 🩸Winterfell had been destroyed by my uncle years ago, but the pack had rebuilt it from the ruins. The buildings stood again, the walls had been repaired, and the pack had returned to its former strength. However, rebuilding a pack did not erase the blood spilled on its soil.Winterfell, Blackwood, Blood Moon, and Rivers Pack had all played a part in the attack. I had enough evidence to suspect them, but I still needed to understand how they had worked together and what they hoped to gain.Ashgrove was another possibility, although I couldn't say for certain whether they were involved.I dragged a hand down my face and stared at the papers scattered across my desk."Damn it!"I had been trying to put the pieces together for hours, but my thoughts kept drifting away from the reports in front of me. Every time I tried to concentrate, I remembered a pair of wide eyes staring back at me from beneath wet lashes.Rayne.Why the hell had I opened that bathroom door?I had entered

✦────✦✦────✦✦────✦✦────✦🦊THE STAR FAE KITSUNE🦊Species: Star Fae.Celestial Form: The Nine-Tailed Kitsune.Origin: Born from starlight.She is the star that walks among the living, the silver flame hidden beneath mortal skin, and the celestial being whose nine tails bear the colour of her crimson-eyed mate.Her awakening marks the beginning of her end among the wolves.—THE STARBORN ARCHIVE✦────✦✦────✦✦────✦✦────✦🩸WARREN🩸I had spent the entire day painting Rayne.I had locked myself inside my chambers, ignoring every knock on the door and every message Garrick sent me. My canvas stood in front of me, and my brush moved across it while I tried to put the image of Rayne out of my head.It did not work.Every time I looked at the painting, I remembered the bathroom. I remembered opening that door and finding her standing there, naked, with water running down her body and those eyes staring back at me.I had seen beautiful women before. Yet one look at my little slave had been enou